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1990 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Ned McWherter won the 1990 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Ned McWherter received 479,990 popular votes (60.83%). The main challenger was Dwight Henry (36.61%).

See the full head-to-head between McWherter and Henry

McWherter +24.2 pts · won by 191,086 votes
Ned McWherterDemocraticWINNER60.83%
479,990 votes
Dwight HenryRepublican36.61%
288,904 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.